Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Annual Reports-Monthiy BIlls-Resigna-

present. The minutes OF the preVlOu
meeting were read and approved. Thi
was the last meeting of the old Board. o.
Monday next they meet as the new Board
and Messrs. Martin and Shelton will tax
the seats now occupied by Messrs. Erlewin
and Slater.
MUSIC IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Director Erlewine. Chairman of tn
Course of Study, reported against the IN
PRODUCTION of music as one OF the stud,e
in the public schools. He said it woult
take nearly as many singing books as
did all others combined. 1t would be {
harvest for the book rings, and the latte
seemed to be the only ones that wer,
pushing its adoption. They are pull
ing for all they are worth, anc
the adoption of music as
study would incur an expense upon parent:
that would simply be Infamous. He was
OF the opinion that teachers in the city
were opposed to it. When you mix music
10 the public schools with other studies, il
is for display; it is bubble that will moi
last. We have an excellent course of study
now; it embraces quite enough and / am
opposed to adding music to it.
The Board unanimously adopted his re-
port, and for time at least we will hear nc
more about music being taught as part oil
the course of study, and book rings that
have been looking forward to Sacramento
for good harvest will have to look else
where for large profits.
INSURANCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Director Conklin made the following
statement Of insurance now being carried
on school property. Most of the policies
run for three years:
Sacramento Grammar School building,
S37 ,6S3 80; furniture, 81 ,316 81.
Capital Grammar School building, $12,-
900; furniture, $1,000.
Capital Primary School building, So, 600
furniture, 81 $50.
Fourth and Q school building, $4,000
furniture, 81 600.
High School building, 5000; furniture,
81, 800.
Sixteenth and \ street building $l1, 500
furniture, 81, 100.
Twenty-fourth and \ street building.
81 900; furniture, $3.50.
Perry Seminary building, | street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh, $500.
Twenty-seventh and street school house,
81 800; furniture, $3.50.
Colored school building, $500; furniture.
800.
School buildings on Seventh street be-
tween F and G, 50, 500: furniture, 81 800.
The Thirteenth and G street school build
ing, $1,000; furniture, 81 900.
Total on buildings, $117,7S3 80. Total
on furniture, SIS, $3.50 81. Total amount of
insurance on buildings and furniture,
$133, $50.
SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.
City School Superintendent Beard re-
ported for the month as follows: High
School-enrolled, 1872 daily attendance,
1913; Sacramento Grammar School-en-
rolled, GA daily attendance, 574 Capital
Grammar School-enrolled, 417 daily al
tendance, 37S; primary schools--enrolled,
1877; daily attendance, 1919; primary
school, Twenty fourth and N-enrolled,
159; daily attendance, 126; primary school,
Twenty-seventh and J-enrolled, 90; daily
IS. Total enrolled, {, 235; total
daily attendance, 2,90S. Night school-en-
rolled, III; daily attendance, SO German
French class-enrolled, %; daily attend
ance, 26.
RESERVATIONS.
Under the head of communications the
Clerk OF the Board read the following:
SACRAMENTO, December 26, 1857.
To the Honorable Board Of Education Of Sdcrd-
Hlent0 City-GESTLEMES: l herewith respect
fully tender to you my resignation as Fourth AS
5 slant and Special Teacher in the High school,
and in SO doing desire to express my gratitude
for the uniformly kind consideration have en-
joyed at your hands; as, also, my earnest ap-
probation of the love and friendship manifested
towards me by those with whom have been so
pleasantly associated in the duties and response
bilities of the school-room. l have the honor to
remain, gentlemen, respectfully yours,
Mrs. n. E. WHITE
This resignation was received and ac-
cepted with much regret. The members of
the Board were quite profuse in their fat
tering remarks upon Mrs. White as a
teacher, and in accepting her resignation
stated that they were losing one of the
most capable, industrious and painstaking
instructors in the department.
The Clerk also read the following:
SACRAMENTO, December "a, 1887.
To the Honorable Board Of Education OF Sacra-
position as teacher in the public schools of this
city. wish the resignation to take effect jan
uary l, 1888. Thanking YOU for past favors and
courtesies, am yours, respectfully,
The communication wss accepted and
ordered placed on file.
Miss Miller is leaving for the southern
portion of the State, and it was unani-
mously voted to give her written indorse-
ment of the entire Board to the effect that
she was a competent and able instructor.
Director Petrie moved that for the pres
ent the French class taught by Mrs. White,
whose resignation had Just been accepted,
be reduced from whole day to a halliday
class. and the salary from 800 to $50 per
month. Carried.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The next thing in order was the filling
of the vacancies caused by the designations
of Mrs. White and Miss Miller. For the
position of Fourth Assistant in the High
School, three nominations were made. Mr..
Hopkins placed in nomination Professor
Charles Dahl, of this city, whom he eulo-
gized in short speech.
Mr.. Petrie named for the position Miss
Wilson, of Newhall, Los Angeles county,
who came with the highest educational
recommendations.
Director Todd placed in nomination Miss
Mcdonnell, lady whom he asserted was
well qualified for the position.
On the first ballot the vote stood: Dahl
2, Wilson 4, Mcdonnell ,. On the sec
ond ballot the two votes for Mcdonnell
went to Dahl and the vote stood
Dahl /, Wilson 4. Two more bal
when President Conklin said: There
shall be no more dead-locks here |
change my vote from Wilson to Dahl"
Mr. Dahls election was then made unan-
imous.
SEVERAL CHANGES.
Miss n. ]. Miller's resignation left va
cancy in the second grade of the Capital
Grammar School. Miss Irene Richardson,
of the same school, was advanced TO the
vacancy from the third grade; Miss Min
ME Sweeney was advanced from the fourth
grade to the third, taking Miss Richard
sons class. This left vacancy in the
fourth grade. To fill this Miss Nellie Todd
was promoted from the sixth grade al
Fourth and Q. To fill the vacancy in the
sixth grade caused by the promotion oil
Miss Todd, Miss Nellie Miller was ad
vanced from the position of assistant at the
Protestant Orphan Asylum at Nineteenth
and L streets. Miss Nellie Ogden of the
eighth grade was promoted from Tenth anC
o to the place made vacant by Miss Mil
lers promotion from Nineteenth and L
This left vacant the eighth grade
class at Tenth and Q, which wa
filled by Miss Ella McCleery
one OF the substitute teachers
Miss Kate Morford was elected Principal o
the night school. Two substitute teacher
were elected, as follows: Miss Netti
Price and Miss Helen Tower
At the next meeting of the Board, tn
City Superintendent annual report will
be received.
The following bills were audited an,
will be paid the latter part of next week
C. S. Houghtop, 1891 Sc; A. J. Johnston
e. Co. $50 %; S. J. Jackson, 1928 10; Capt.
tal EnrpifYIra COmDaDv 81 o6. w r Nil